linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/7] compiler_attributes.h: add __attribute__((format

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Message-ID: <CANiq72==2xOTxfGLWDEWqNOdCr-KXvzS0yOnzPEjzZJh+UsH8w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:17:57 +0100
From:   Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To:     Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/7] compiler_attributes.h: add __attribute__((format_arg))
 shorthand

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 11:20 AM Rasmus Villemoes
<linux@...musvillemoes.dk> wrote:
>
> No idea. I think I didn't really know what was meant by
> required/optional.

Yeah, no worries, "optional" here is intended to mean "we cannot
define it unconditionally (yet)". The word leads to confusion, I
agree. I will improve the wording of the comment in the top and/or
change the word after this lands.

Cheers,
Miguel